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Cultural Symbolism In The Boat By Alistair Macleod

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Name: Amrit Maharaj
“The Boat” Symbolism
“The Boat” by Alistair MacLeod is about a father's unavoidable fate as a fisherman. His son expresses how his father always wanted him to become something bigger and better than what he became. The symbolism of the boat expresses the father’s obligation though his commitment as a fisherman, his __________________ as he wanted a life outside the fishing world he lives in, and imprisonment through his life as a fisherman.
To begin, symbolism can be utilized to show how the father is obligated to continue tradition. Tradition symbolizes how the father is compelled by his line of work because he never had the chance to get out and get a better education, to do what he actually wanted to do in life. He

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